What color is #322B21?

#322B21 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #322B21?

The RGB value is 50, 43, 33: 50 red, 43 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #322B21?

The complementary color is #212832, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #322B21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#322B21 color

#322B21 rgb(50, 43, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #322B21 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 16.9% green and 12.9% blue (50, 43, 33).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 20% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 34% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.97:1).

#322B21 color codes

HEX	`#322B21`
RGB	`rgb(50, 43, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 16.9%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 20%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 34%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 34%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.99, 1.27, 7.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.99, 7.81, 80.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.454, 2.516, 1.795)`
Decimal	`3287841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #322B21, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #322B21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#322B21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #322B21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #322b21; }
.text { color: #322b21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #322b21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 43 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #322b21, #303221); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #322B21?: #322B21 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #322B21?: The RGB value is 50, 43, 33: 50 red, 43 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #322B21?: The complementary color is #212832, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #322B21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.